Vaxcyte is developing VAX-31 to prevent invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and pneumococcal pneumonia, two types of bacterial infections. In the Phase 3 trial, the vaccine met all prespecified ...

Brucellosis is an infection caused by Brucella bacteria. People can get it when they come in contact with infected animals or ...

New research suggests some UTI-causing bacteria can survive antibiotics deep in bladder tissue, helping explain why ...

A child died last month from complications of the invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services reported Monday. H. Influenzae is ...

The symptoms of a bacterial infection will often depend on the location of the infection in the body. However, some common general symptoms include fever, fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes. Certain ...

A synthetic microbiome therapy, tested in mice, holds promise as a new treatment for C. difficile, a notoriously difficult-to-treat bacterial infection, according to a team of researchers. The ...

An estimated 38 trillion bacteria live in the human body—and only a small fraction are harmful to our health. However, the ...

Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of dysentery, manipulates molecular activity to assure its survival against its host's ...

A new DNA sequencing technique that delivers faster and more accurate bacterial infection diagnoses could be implemented nationwide. The method, developed by the Medicines and Healthcare products ...

Florida health data, and four deaths in Bay, Broward, Marion and Palm Beach counties. It reported 33 total cases and five deaths in 2025. A handful of vibriosis cases have also occurred in Louisiana ...

Epithelial cells form the body's frontline barriers, helping keep microbes, toxins and other harmful substances out. Yet ...